Notes

Playing Rakish Paddy (reel) on mandolin:

https://thesession.org/tunes/86

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akA0TrIAqn4

Sometimes, one egg is enough.

In France, one egg is un oeuf.

Playing Dunford’s Fancy (jig) by @SteveWickham on mandolin:

https://thesession.org/tunes/9759

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_yNyCfZgeE

Reading Superior: The Return of Race Science by Angela Saini.

Excellent idea—done!

https://adactio.com/feeds/subscriptions/

No, I have a bedroll (people who’ve stayed in my house), but I should really publish my OPML file somewhere.

’Sfunny, I just wrote a thing about machinery breaking down during lockdown:

The Machines Stop: https://adactio.com/journal/17089

Its beauty is unpresidented.

(Sorry. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry! …but do pass it on to @meetar; I think he’d be proud of me.)

Playing The Broken Pledge (reel) on bouzouki:

https://thesession.org/tunes/1423

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmRZKLsTVTs

A novel.

Strong same! 😢

Playing Patsy Geary’s (jig) on mandolin:

https://thesession.org/tunes/9076

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LizCXEb-dws

Thank you very much, Paul—that’s very kind of you.

It feels like everything is falling to pieces outside, but remember that fundamentally, most people are actually nice to each other and when people aren’t nice to each other, it’s generally out of fear and hurt.

—Dan Hon

Playing The Friendly Visit (hornpipe) on mandolin:

https://thesession.org/tunes/32

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1RK57ISXiE

Playing The Humours Of Lisheen (jig) on mandolin:

https://thesession.org/tunes/1600

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGVniHaMdRk

Have you read/listened to this piece from 2015 in @BitterSouth?

https://bittersoutherner.com/history-of-the-banjo

And more recently:

https://bittersoutherner.com/whos-country-ken-burns-country-music-rhiannon-giddens

Playing The Virginia Reel on mandolin:

https://thesession.org/tunes/812

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SVAK27o4F0

Yes.

https://adactio.com/journal/16619

Playing An Rógaire Dubh (jig) on mandolin:

https://thesession.org/tunes/1076

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JHyynJO_Nw